love the most on this side of heaven have that kind of pain. >> reporter: back at the church in landoverrking lots were largely empty. security guards, sheriff's deputies kept outsiders away from the buildings. departing congregants declined to comment. calls to the board were not returned. a statement by their attorney says they are working to insure an orderly transition. though the board has so far won in the maryland courts, that decision is being appealed so the fight over the leadership and assets at city of praise is not over. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> new details on the murder of a marine days from his discharge. 20-year-old michael poth stabbed 23-year-old phillip bushong and he died. poth is charged with second degree murder. hts leader in maryland has been charged with a drug crime. carl snowden is accused of possessing marijuana. he was pulled over for a broken taillight and police say they found the drug. his attorney says there was another person in the car, and the marijuana was only a trace amount. >>> no one has nominated mitt romney for vice president yet, but it's

wendy rieger got a firsthand look at the rg3 excitement at a party for fans at the stadium in landovercheers ] >> reporter: the announcement was expected. still, the words were sweet. >> rg3! rg3! rg3! >> they're going to return to prominence. it's time. we've waited. we've been patient. it's time. >> i love his charisma. i love the fact that he's a stand-up guy and he's a go-getter. >> this guy is the start. he's the piece that we need to build around, that we haven't had in years. >> hopefully, this is the time we get it right. and i think he is the guy to get it right. >> reporter: they came with their super socks. they came with their lucky hats. but most importantly, they came with the belief that this time will be the charm. >> probably not this year but next year we will win the super bowl. for all y'all dallas fans, don't hate on us. we're going to be coming for y'all. >> reporter: the alchemy of sports requires the right ingredients and a touch of magic. but reality tells us that mr. griffin iii is just one guy. but tonight we were reminded that you only need a spark to ignite

hitting the brakes at landover road.inue as you pass kenilworth avenue and connect to new york avenue. no accidents. traveling eastbound 50, you're at speed -- not seeing any issues for you now. more delays. traveling i-270 southbound hitting the brakesali alibrakes grove, a slow trip to the beltway. not seeing accidents as of yet. traveling along i-66, look at this. just want to double check. they are moving, hitting the brakes in this area. 66 eastbound, slow. delays continue as you head to the beltway. looking at 36 miles per hour. very slow commute for you this morning. eun? >> thank you. >>> fairfax county is expected to give the green light to the second phase of the dulles rail project. the county's board of supervisors will vote on a $2.8 million project today. if approved, the county will pay 16% of the total build cost and a portion of the operating costs once the silver line is complete. phase two will extend from reston to dulles airport and into loudoun county. the project, however, still remains in jeopardy

reporting from landover.kie benson, news 4. >> three people leaving the secret service in the wake of the prostitution scandal during president obama's visit to colombia last week. one supervisor was allowed to retire, another supervisor was removed for cause. a nonsupervisor resigned. eight other members are currently on administrative leave. investigators say none of the men had guns, radios, or schedules in their rooms. they are currently conducting interviews with the alleged prostitutes. >> security concerns achfter a break in at a d.c. government building. somebody went into the city auditor office and stole computers. shomari stone has details. >> good evening, outside d.c. auditors office and look at the police department, says the front door was pride open. unanswered question, who broke in on the ninth floor. >> this is an ongoing investigation. >> reporter: the d.c. chairman, kwame brown speaks out about the break-in. according to the police report, the thief stole two dell laptops over the weekend

derrick ward has more. >> reporter: the sunday scene at the jericho city of praise in landover. >> canomebody up in this jericho city of praise give him praise? >> reporter: and what could be the usual sunday scene for a while for another faction from that church led by ousted minister joel peebles. they worshipped in the ball room of the metropoint hotel in new carrollton. what lacked in grandeur made up in enthusiasm. >> for right now, i think this is good for right now. >> reporter: this is their right now after pastor joel peebles was locked out of the church. his leadership role and membership revoked. his mother and father founded the church. he was seen by many as the heir apparent. but not by the board of trustees which made the decision. but not say some members based on the wishes of founder betty peebles though her will created that board of trustees. >> somebody just asked me, where were you when we first started out. and i just want them to know, you were in my womb. >> proof enough for those who follow joel peebles who say the whole situation is unfortunate. >> this is a

live in landover, thank you. >>> we know he can throw and run.hat else do you really know about rg3? he's 22 years old and was born in japan. did you know that? that's because he is the son of two retired army sergeants. they were stationed at the time in okinawa. he's also pretty darn smartment griffin graduated early from high school and college and is not single. he's engaged to his college sweetheart. sorry, ladies. they met in 2009 at baylor when friends introduced them. in an interview, his fiancee said when she first met him, she thought he was a little weird partly because of his love of colorful socks. not weird anymore. >> no. everybody's going to be jumping on that bandwagon. >> dan hellie already wears the colorful socks. we need burgundy and gold. >> definitely. >>> griffin won superman socks when he won the heisman trophy and wore barney socks when he entered the draft. >> he continued the fashion trend last week. look, burgundy and gold socks. hard to read on the screen, but they say "go catch your dream." a phrase griffin says he

western fairfax county picked up almost 0.1 inches and landover p 0.09 inches. we will take it. it helps alleviate the abnormally dry conditions and pollen. showers moved through quickly yesterday. we have improved conditions. sunshine in store today. wide-ranging temperatures. 42 at dulles airport and now, 46 lexington park, 47 in downtown d.c. mid 50's later today in western maryland, low to mid 60's in the near 70 farther south of town. the 50's tomorrow, windy. >> moving smoothly, particularly 7, coming out of round hill, purcellville, on route 50, out of chantilly. on 15, northbound and 7.uthbound between 66 and good at point of rocks. marshall into vienna, a pretty good. eastbound 66 looks ok. street,d nutley lingering road work. nothing in falls church, nothing 395, looks good on the g.w. parkway. metro rail reporting normal service systemwide. back to you. >> thank you. leaders and maryland pushingbenjamin cardin r major transportation funding bill. says the legislation will onow the agency to move for projects.capital the of them involve equipment upgrades, rail and tru

a live look at landover road.nuing to new york avenue, not bad. 61 miles per hour. >>> ahead on "news4 today," tarnishing a great series. what the nhl and capitals are saying after a number of racist tweets aimed at joel ward. >>> no time to sleep? a look at how many americans are guys. come here, come here. [ telephone ringing ] i'm calling my old dealership. [ man ] may ford. hi, yeah. do you guys have any crossovers that offer better highway fuel economy than the chevy equinox? no, sorry, sir. we don't. oh, well, that's too bad. [ man ] kyle, is that you? [ laughs ] [ man ] still here, kyle. [ male announcer ] visit your local chevy dealer today. right now, very well qualified lessees can get a 2012 equinox ls for around $229 a month. >>> the widows and children of osama bin laden are on their way to saudi arabia this morning. pakistan deported 14 of bin laden's family members including his three wives and at least eight children. pakistani authorities arrested the family after that predawn raid that killed bin

also seeing big delays on route 50 heading westbound at landover road. you're slow from landover road all the way to kenilworth avenu as you connect on to new york avenue. i'm back in ten minutes with an update on traffic. over to you. >> thank you. 6:02. >>> breaking news, a plane carrying 43 people crashed shortly after takeoff inside n siberia overnight. the atr-72 turbo-prop aircraft had just left when it crashed and burst into flames in a snowy field. russia's emergency ministry said 32 people were killed. 11 people have been taken to the hospital. at least five of the survivors are in critical condition. it's not clear what caused the crash. >>> here at home, later this morning police will address the violent weekend in prince george's county. detectives are investigating four shootings that left three people dead. news4's derek ward is at police headquarters in palmer park with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there were no reported murders or shootings overnight, which is a good thing, particularly a good thing when you consider th

police removed a pastor from jericho city of praise in landover. this was the scene wednesday. he was escorted out by cops. the board of trustees fired him with the founder passed away. pastor joel is urging parishioners to keep the faith. >> do good to those who use you or kick you out of a church youth participate in building. >> attorneys representing the board members had no comment. the resignation was effective immediately. >> metro has called in a special investigator to figure out why two bosses caught fire within days of each other. 94 buses were pulled after another model burst into flames this week. that is after another one caught on fire last week. they will use spares to keep routes running smoothly. both buses used diesel fuel. no one was hurt. >> a bombshell for the district's struggling school system. vincent gray in the senate -- said several schools will be closing due to low enrollment. the mayor says the city is averaging 300 students per school. no schools are in jeopardy for the remaining of this school year. a complete list is set to be released in janua

the world on >> the pastor of this megachurch in landover is abruptly fired. his congregation wants him back. a live report straight ahead at. >> first, the disturbing motive behind the murder of a young mother in texas. that >> ticking news around the nation the woman charged with killing a texas mother and kidnapping her son is expected to appear in court today. verna mcclain shot the 28-year- old kala golden at a clinic near houston. investigators believe she went looking for a baby after suffering a miscarriage. >> north carolina authorities searched a pond for missing soldier. tip led police to the pond which is several miles from the fayetteville bar where kelly was last seen early saturday morning. and they are questioning a man who may have been one of a last people to see her. >> parishioners at a press tour discounted megachurch are up in arms and speaking out after the board fired their longtime pastor. >> this happened yesterday at john-- at jericho city of praise in landover. john gonzalez has the latest. >> this 11,000 member church is where joel

. >> guest: eric kraus is a secret service agent who is the nemesis of our main character, eric landover, who is actually the person who is the hero of the book. >> host: what's the theme? what's the plot? >> guest: well, if you can imagine that a couple of secret service agents are watching the moper toes at the white house, in the middle of the night there's a blackout suddenly a maintenance standing on the back lawn of the white house who looks just like abraham lincoln. he is arrested and he insisted he is really abraham lincoln and he says he has a message for barack obama. >> host: what's the message. >> guest: most people assume that people expect that abraham lincoln did everything right and wants to correct obama's efforts and he would say that lincoln made mistakes and sent down a slippery slope. >> host: where did you get the idea? >> guest: the idea was funny. we were driving in a car and i said, literally, what happen if abraham lincoln showed up on the white house line and if he could get five minutes with barack obama, what would he say and how much would be pay to hear th

happened in hyattsville, suitland, landover and northwest d.c.here has only been one arrest in the shooting so far in d.c. that. victim showed up at an early voting polling place in takoma park with a grazed wound to the shoulder. just this morning police found two men shot inside a house in forestville. one of those men died. >> now we're investigating some sort of altercation that happened in the house. there were multiple people in the home. we're just trying to piece everything together to find out what was going on. >> the police in prince george's county say they're close to making arrests in some of the cases from this weekend. >>> anne arundel county police are also working a homicide case in humphries. police say the body of 46-year- old brian badly was discovered on boulevard avenue early this morning. he was pronounced dead at the scene shot in the torso. anyone with information on this shooting is asked to call police. >>> meanwhile investigators in stafford county are looking for whoever set a school bus on fire. the fire was reporte

it's also known as landover road. there were called for a crash but they found a man had been shot in the vehicle. investigators say it appears he will be ok. there's no word on a suspect or motive. >> more secret service agents could lose their jobs today in the sex scandal. that is the word from lawmakers in washington. >> we learn the names of two agents leading the agents in the scandal. david cheney lives in ashburn virginia and decided to retire. greg stokes, based in washington, will be fired. jummy olabanji is live in the newsroom with the latest details. >> report states that both of them had each work for the agency more than a decade. both have served significant time with a presidential protection detail. the washington post also reports that cheney pictured here protecting sarah palin years ago, retired under pressure on wednesday. neighbors told us that he is live in ashburn with his wife and son several years and was the model neighbor. many of them told us they cannot believe that he is been linked to

construction being including the east springfield near road.ck already gone is the construction in landover on the beltway near 202. getting rid to move the barrels of the beltway between route 1 270.the exit for an even where there was construction, traffic seems to relatively smoothly. here is the beltway where they signs and moving barrels. again, even with construction no delayst volume, and through that area. we will have more on traffic in a little while. now to a news. votersthis morning, maryland, and wisconsin are headed to the polls. they will cast ballots in the republican presidential primary. maryland and d.c. open at 7:00 and close at 8:00 tonight. maryland and the district are holding closed primaries. partyeans only registered members. rick santorum criticized the of pulling out. romney is not a very effective communicator. mitt romney says it's time to start focusing on president and not the other candidates. >> president obama is cutting critics somen during the republican presidential contest. but he took exception to a that romney made on the weekend claiming that he is

the project in landover where they were working overnight. the outer loop is gone. it is quite around the region. good here. we're going to give your travel favor for the time being. >> thank you. shote investigating a man the 2500 block of pomeroy road. release anynot information. >> by any person of interest in assault for women in the south east. happen wednesday before midnight. police have released a f the mandate of the game for. he is a black male in his late spiritous last seen g this royal blue athletic a thud.ith he had almost like color pajama tissues and aand it issue baseball cap. they have scheduled an after northeting korea's failed rocket launch. >> stores carry it defies the ,nternational community a 90 ton range rocket. in here. before theyconds disintegrated. grandson took over the supreme leader. >> this is a huge deal. it is also his first attempts at showing his muscle on the international stage. >> other countries were skeptical. could be used to develop a long- range missile. >> they could sell this technology. sell every missile that ever de

this happens in landover. the officer chased after the man, caught up with them, and when he fell to surrender, he tased the suspect. the suspect then launched after the officer, when he was shot and killed. family and loved ones of the six-year-old boy speak tonight hours after the boys found a loaded gun in a book bag and next only shot himself. it happened in clinton. that is where we are live with the latest. >> prince george's county police are trying to learn more about this done and how it wound up in the hands of a six-year-old boy. the family of the six-year-old victim is grief-stricken and distraught. >> god works in mysterious ways and he does what he wants. >> was see your -- i do not know a thing. >> neighbors say they know a woman and a 20-year-old man lived in the home. friends of the young man stopped by to form a makeshift memorial. >> he did not seem like a violent person. i did not believe that. >> police descended on the home shortly after the call for help went out. they will make a determ

it happened in landover, maryland. a security guard was lit in the head. none of the kids was injured. shomari stone the case rattled parents and the community. >> reporter: this is what every parent fears when you drop your kids off at a daycare sen deer, this is a quick point of reference we're here by the morgan boulevard metro station, if i bring you closer to the scene this is "it's a family affair" child care at morgan boulevard. where police say a man walked inside, pretending he was a parent, they buzzed him in, he went on a rampage. let's show you video right now. they say he smashed this glass door you're looking at with a bat. the staff tells me they immediately went in lock down mode, called 911, realizing something was wrong. their main concern was to protect the children. the man then attacked the security guard, he hit him on the head with the bat causing serious wounds. then stole car keys from an employee, drove off and the prince georges county police department was able to catch him nearby. we talked to the director of the place and aske

. >>> to our other breaking news, this time in landover, maryland a man under arrest accused of storming in a daycare center, attacking a security guard with the bat. >> reporter: this is every parent's worst nightmare, imagine picking up your child from daycare, you look to the left and see a police cruiser sitting outside. take a walk with me quick as a point of reference, this is right by the morgan boulevard metro station, and to move to the left, that is it's a family affair child care. police reviewing the video that captured the attack. it happened at 10:30 in the morning. the man walked in the front door, tried to pretend he was a parent, trying to look at the place, then all of a sudden goes on the rampage. police tell us that what he did was he smashed the glass door with a baseball bat, the staff immediately went in the lockdown mode, called 911, protected the children. the man then attacked the security guard, hitting him in the head causing serious injuries. police say the suspect stole the car keys from an employee. police caught him. let's hear what the director and a pare

the other one happened on monday and that was a deadly shooting in landover. we'll have much more on this story as its develops throughout the day. for now back to you. mike? >> all right, thank you with that live update from prince george's county. >>> on a brighter note nationals' fans have reason to be optimistic today. the team held its -- holds its opener tied for first place in the national league. >> that's right. they had a great start. they took two out of three from the cubs and two out of three from the mets and now back home against the reds. the fans are there to watch the action on the field but if you've ever been to nationals park, the food is fantastic there. executive chef david peterson joins us from national park. >> chef what's on the menu this morning? >> we're going to show no different areas today. this is the taste of the majors which all these items are for the general public. every visiting team that comes into nats park, we have an item wear going to design for them. we have the miami cuban sandwich. the arizona foot long hot dog. t

the shootings happened in hyattsville, forestville, lewisdale, suitland, landover and in northwest d.c. all of them within 72 hours. so far, there was only one arrest, in the shooting in d.c. police in prince george's county say they are close to making arrests in some of their cases from this weekend. officials are expected to release more information about the investigation at a press conference later on this morning. >>> more rallies calling for justice in the trayvon martin case. people gathered for a special service in front of city hall in alexandria, virginia yesterday. now, many of those who attended wore hoodies. there was a moment of silence, songs and speakers. now, political leader and sports stars were among thousands of people would gathered in miami. the rally came one day after thousands marched through sanford, the town where neighborhood watch captain george zimmerman, shot and killed the unarmed teenager in february. zimmerman claims he did it in self-defense. the case is now in the hands of a special prosecutor. >>> mitt romney is hoping for a win tomorrow. the dist

was escorted out of the jericho city of praise in landover.oners who showed up for bible study found themselves locked out and forced to worship in the street. autria godfrey has reaction. >> we drop our money here on sundays. are we trespassing if we enter the church? >> it was a showdown with police. the weekly wednesday night bible study turned tense as congregation members were told the church is on lockdown. >> we have been instructed to keep everything closed for tonight. why is the search lockdown? if they are supposed to be christlike, then why hide? what are they afraid of? >> it is the latest developments in the controversy. their pastor joel peebles was officially terminated today by the board that to over after betty people's died. the board has worked tirelessly to oust pastor joel peebles even taking him to court. >> be as a conservation said that you are not going to use our money to sue our pastor. >> hosting an impromptu pe procession from the road, he encouraged supporters to continue to press for the church. >> do good for t

coming out of landover, through largo, making your way through college park. to avoid the beltway until further notice. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. etraffic. >> all right. thank you. >>> quite the birthday surprise if a 10-year-old boy. >> he got sick while out at a birthday dinner. turns out it was a mixed drink mix-up that has now cost a waitress her job. we have a report. >> reporter: it was supposed to be an innocent birthday drink, a nonalcoholic wild berry frulatto for a 10-year-old boy. halfway into it -- >> his eyes were changing and he was feeling sick to his stomach. >> reporter: that is because the waitress brought out the wrong drink, a 40-ounce cocktail mixed with rum. >> he could probably have a quick reaction or something. it was his first time drinking alcohol. >> reporter: i spoke to the boy's big brother today. he did not want to show his face but he says it was frightening especially since the family didn't know what was wrong. a police report reveals the mistake was realized by the waitress who didn't tell the parents right

. >>> a man is dead after a police-involved shooting t happened last night in landover, maryland.uthorities say a prince george's county police officer approached three suspects acting suspicious and they all ran off. now, the officer caught up with one. suspects and a struggle started. the officer tased him but it had no effect. allegeddedly that, is when the suspect reached for a gun and the officer shot him. police did recover the suspect's weapon at the scene. the officer is on routine administrative leave. >>> coming up next, the man who says he shot trayvon martin launches a very public plea for help. >>> george zimmerman has yet to be charged but local moves have taken another step forward. fox 5 morning news continues.  >>> serious concerns that north creigh as preparing for another nuclear test. south korean intelligence says satellite imams show that what appears to be a new underground tunnel and north korean officials confirm they are holding a satellite launch this week. the state department has not conformed if it is actually preparing for a nuclear test but says a

. >> we have a new video of police removing joel peebles from jericho city of praise in landover, maryland. yesterday they escorted him out after the board fired him. when the pastor's mother passed away in 2010, control of the church went to the board. joel peebles continue to prepare. even though he's been ousted, he's urging parishioners to keep the faith. >> do-gooder that good to those that use you. >> be reached out to the board and they had no comment other than to say his termination is effective immediately and was necessary to protect jericho city of praise. >> three agents have now been forced out of the secret service and others remain on administrative leave, but their futures remain uncertain. >> jummy olabanji has the developing story. >> we're now hearing from one of the women involved in the middle of this scandal. we have also learned the night out on the town was not spur the moment for the secret service agents. abc news has learned the men deserve -- reserve does space large enough for at least 30 people before traveling to this club. they not only met prostitutes here

. >> this is sky fox video over the scene on sheriff road near fedex field in landover. fox 5's will thomas arrived on the scene a short time ago. what have you found out? >> reporter: here's what we know. just after 7:00 this evening an officer patrolling an area right off the 8100 block of sheriff road, i know it's very dark, you won't see much, but trust me, this is a dark sort of isolated road lined by these giant trees. there's some apartment buildings on the other side. here's why i'm here. the officers know there's a pocket back there near the trees, near the apartment building where people gather. there's some drug use that often goes on. an officer working alone sees three people together acting suspicious. we can go back to the sky fox video. he sees these three people. as he approaches, they scatter. he goes after all three of them, catches one of them and tackles that man, an adult man. i'm going to bring in corporal larry johnson from prince george's county police to pick it up from this point. what happens next? >> the officer deployed his taser weapon whic

a live look past landover road. once you pass landover road, you're slower.ge travel speed, driving at about 38 miles per hour. and over to i-270 southbound, not bad at all at shady grove. but getting to rockville, you are slow right around falls road. and you're under speed as you make your way to the beltway. good news, no accidents to report on i-270 north or southbound. aaron, over to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:52. your commute could be about to change if you use marc to get to work. the maryland transit administration is considering changes to the brunswick line. that move could impact commuters in montgomery county and in west virginia. three westbound trains would continue to run from washington to martinsburg, west virginia. but the west virginia stops would be cut from the super express train that sleeves union station at 4:55 p.m. west virginia commuters would be able to get an earlier train which would leave at 4:15. that change would allow for additional service in montgomery county. >>> today the new world trade center is expected to become new yor

the i-team joins us fliv landover. tisha? >> reporter: doreen, it is not every day you see police cars in front of a church but that is what is going on here at jericho city of praise. it is one of the largest churches in our area. some call it a megachurch because it has thousands of members and handles millions of dollars. for years the church was run by apostle betty peebles but since e shdied her only surviving son, joel, has been in a legal battle with the church's board over who controls the church and its money. they have been in and out of court over the last year suing and countersuing. today joel peebles says he was greeted by prince george's county police officers when he arrived at the church. then as about 30 supporters prayed and waited outside, officers escorted peebles to a meeting with the board, where he was told he was fired. this is what peebles said when he was escorted back out. >> a termination letter from the church that i was raised in, born in, married in, went to college in, went to graduate school

we're going to give you a live look at 50 westbound at 202, landover road.re you slowing, hitting the brakes making your way toward kenilworth avenue. no accidents, just delays at this time. and i-270 as you make your way southbound at father hurley, are you hitting the brakes as you make your way to shady grove and continue into rockville. again, no accidents. aaron, looking at delays. over to you. >> thank you, danella. 18 before the hour now. >>> the hunt is on this morning for a man who attacked two women who thought that they were looking at an apartment. the assault happened at an abandoned office building near the intersection of eisenhower avenue and mill road in leak. that is where news4's tracee wilkins joins us live this morning with more on this investigation. >> reporter: good morning, aaron. what makes this an even stranger situation is that the alexandria police department actually uses this abandoned building for training. so they know it well. and it helped them as they were looking for their suspect yesterday. as you see here, outside the b

. >> a man also in police custody after going on a rampage at a landover daycare center. police sources tell us it appears the suspect was high on pcp. mickel tyrone young beat a security guard with a baseball andbat at "it's a family affair" daycare center. he was asking to use the phone and became enraged when they told him he could not. he was arrested a short time later driving a stolen car in palmer park? . >> the man at the center of the trayvon martin case will remain free on bond. a judge is not forcing zimmerman to turn over donations from his web site. raise more than $200,000 to help with defense expenses. or concerns that the judge would consider raising zimmerman's $150,000 bond. the judge said he needs to find out more about that account before ruling. zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder of trayvon martin. >> a disturbing twist in the scandal at the secret service. investigation in colombia has triggered new charges for of improper behavior in el salvador if. the secret service personnel drank heavily and pay for sex with prostitutes or strippers

we have learned the identity of the man shot and killed monday night in landover during a confrontation with a police officer. 26-year-old michael bailey jr. of. district of officer derek shot and killed him after bailey and pulled out a handgun. the officer is on routinely used as police investigated. >> a man has been charged in connection with monday's accidental shooting death of a 6-year-old boy in clinton maryland. the child shot himself with a gun he found in a backpack in the home. brown faces reckless endangerment and firearms charges. police of not release the name of the little boy. >> the race for the republican presidential nomination could effectively be over if now that rick santorum has dropped out. >> while this presidential race for us is over, we are not done fighting. >> the former pennsylvania senator decided to withdraw after it is severely ill 3-year- old daughter spent the weekend in the hospital. his departure clears the way for mitt romney to claim the gop nomination as well as to take on president obama this fall. romney says that santorum will continue to pla

looks good in landover. on the beltway near university boulevard. 270 traffic is still light. we are southbound approaching 121, headlights are all the way to the beltway. getting up to the beltway is good. these headlights are northbound 95 in springfield. good in baltimore. back to you. >> thank you. we start with a trayvon martin shooting investigation. in shooter george zimmerman will appear in court this afternoon in florida area is expected to plead not guilty to second- degree murder. >> he was taken into custody last night. the ride a seminole county justice center wearing a plaid shirt with his head shielded. >> george zimmerman arrived late last night charged with murdering trayvon martin. later today he will be arraigned in court >> . we filed an information charging george zimmerman with murder in the second degree. >> he could face life in prison if convicted. before the special prosecutor's announcement was made after 45 days of heated tension in florida and across the country if over the shooting death of the unarmed black 17-year-old. >> it is the search for ju

they happened in hyattsville, forestville, lewisdale, suitland, landover and northwest d.c. so far, there has only been one arrest in this cases in the shooting in d.c. police in prince george's county say they are close to make arrests in some of their cases from the weekend. >>> the company being blamed for a massive credit security breach is expected to hold a news conference later on this morning. more than 10 million accounts may have been compromised at third party party processor global payments in january and february. the list includes all major card labels like visa and master card. visa has since dropped global payments from its list of approved service providers. >>> a technical problem affect the visa network kept some people from using their debit and credit cards yesterday. the outage lasted about 45 minutes but everything is now back to normal. versace says the issue was cause bid a recent update to its system and was unrelated to the security breach supported by global payments. >>> americans spent more than $1.5 billion trying their luck at becoming a megam

just after 3:00 this morning, police responded to landover road near the baltimore-washington parkway report of an accident. when officers got there, they found a man shot. police believe someone tried to rob him and he was trying to drive himself to the hospital when he ran off the road. officers say his injuries are not life threatening. >>> this morning, police are asking for your help to solve a murder that happened in white oak just after christmas. 24-year-old franklin amobe was killed outside his apartment on stewart lane on december 27. amobe was a rapper known by the stage name frank diggy. at a news conference, police are releasing new information and asking for witnesses to come forward. police are offering a $10,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest. >>> a hyattsville man is facing attempted child sex abuse charges this morning. police say he tried to molest a boy at a daycare center. they arrested randolph king. he work ted zion baptist church of eastland garden in washington. a woman caught him trying to abuse a 3-year-old boy at the church daycare as the yo

officers later arrested 18-year- old kvon of landover and hopefully they'll look at him. >> someone stole my ipad, i would chase after him. i mean, not the smartest thing to do, but i would do it. >> meantime, looks good today, but it's going to be more of a roller coaster again, isn't it? >> it is. we will go up into the 70s, but with the 70s, showers and thunderstorms. let's start with a live look outside. it's actually become partly to mostly cloudy. some showers west of town, but not going to make it into the metro area. a live weather cam. it is brought to you by michael and son. temperatures 61 now at national. look at the dew point. this is troubling. dew points in the upper teens now. we showed you the freeze advisory a minute ago. winds out of the west. pressure rising. but when do you see dew points in the teens and you know skies are going to be clear to partly cloudy. that's going to allow the temperature to fall quickly. we'll keep an eye on those temperatures for you. we'll have an update. look at the showers and some snow showers from pennsylvania to new york state, back up

that was in landover. then the shooting in louisdale involved an ms13 associate according to police. he was killed during an attempted robbery. within that, domestic dispute, just a bloody weekend that has had police scrambling the last 48 hours. i'm armando trull, pack to you. >> thank you very much. >>> police have arrested two men they say were involved in the shooting outside an early voting place in northwest washington. one of the men is the same person who went inside the tacoma recreation -- takoma recreation center looking for medical assistance after being shot in the leg. authorities are looking for a third suspect. voting was halted for about 20 minutes on saturday following that violence. >>> the presentamaking its way tomorrow. voters head to the polls tomorrow in maryland and also in the district. voters in d.c. will cast ballots in the republican primary. democrats will vote in a primary for the at large city council member as well as primaries in different ward races. in maryland, there is

and over to route 50, a live look right now at 50 at landover road.issues eastbound on the right of the screen. or westbound on the left of the screen. you're clear as you make your way to new york avenue, no issues to report at this time. barbara, back over to you. >>> a church congregation has vowed to stand by its pastor. who was fired in the midst of a financial dispute. pastor joel peebles has been leading the jericho city of praise in landover, one of the region's largest churches. his mother, apostle betty peebles founded that church. since her death, joel peebles has been in a legal battle with the church's board, over who controls the church and its money. instead of bible study, people rallied in front of the church. pastor joel peebles said this is a trying time, but it will help make his faith stronger. >> the eyes of the world are looking at us right now. some people are looking to see are we going to be angry, are we going to be difficult. are we going to give people a hard time? we're going to be a beacon like to show the world, when yo

a police officer shot and killed a man in landover. on sheriff road, after 7:00. according to police the officer approached three men acting suspiciously. one of the men got into an altercation with the officer. when the officer used a taser on him, police say the man pulled the prongs out and went for the officer's done. the victim has not been identified. >> people in and around clinton, maryland, tonight are really upset after a 6-year-old child accidentally shot and killed himself. jackie benson reports now that child found a loaded gun in a backpack in his house. >> reporter: prince george's county police detectives are investigating what they believe was an avoidable death. officers were called to the 6,000 block of arbutis lane in clinton, 2. 30. p.m. for a report that a 6-year-old boy had accidentally shot himself. police say he found the loaded gun in the backpack of a 20-year-old man who lives in the home, but who is not related to the child and was not home at the time. >> this didn't need to happen. seems like it happens every year. some where around,

this happened at annapolis road in landover. there weren't any kids on the bus at the time and the driver also got out okay. we're told the smoke could be seen for miles away. >>> new information tonight about that massive tanker fire in ohio yesterday. if you didn't see the pictures, stop and take a look now. it started at an oil company as workers loaded fuel into the truck. once it spread to nearby buildings, it took firefighters from 50 50 50 departments to get it under control. here's a reminder, be sure to ground yourself on something. >>> a hero's homecoming for a volunteer firefighter in prince georges county. the 7th and final firefighter injured in a river dale house fire last february is out of the hospital. he was released today. and 9news now was there at the med star washington hospital as kevin o'tool thanked the staff who nursed him back to help. he suffered burns to half his body. he has undergone ten surgeries. >> when they rolled me in that night, i made a commitment to, this isn't going to take me. i am going

now over to route 50, a live look at 50 and landover road, making your way westbound to new york avenue, travel lanes are open, 60 miles per hour, six-minute drive from the beltway to 295. back to you. >> thanks, danella. >>> well, it's official -- robert griffin iii is a redskin. the skins picked him last night for the second overall pick in this year's nfl draft. they'll introduce him as their new quarterback tomorrow afternoon at fedex field. it was no secret washington planned on picking rgiii. griffin said that didn't make last night any less special. >> i was exciting, i was sitting there staring at the phone, waiting for the call. so they called the other phone. it was pretty cool, even when you know where you're going, you still want to act as if you don't. you don't know what could happen. so i'm excited to be a redskin. >> rounds two and three of the draft are tonight. the redskins traded their second-round pick along with their 2013 and 2014 first-round picks to the st. louis rams to move up in the draft and choose rgiii. to say redskins fans are excited about rgiii's arrival

fox 5's will thomas working this one in landover. >> reporter: this started just after 7:00 this evening. a prince george's county police officer male was working by himself, came down this road right off the 8100 block of sheriff road. there's some big trees lined up here, some investigators leaving the scene and crime scene technicians, but it's lined by these big trees. there's some apartments way back there. we've got some video that shows you closer from the scene there, but basically the officer shows up, sees three individuals huddled together looking suspicious. i'm told there's a history of people going back there to do drugs in the trees. so he approaches the three. they take off. he gets out of his squad car taking off after them, catches up with one of them, tackles them. then a little fight ensues and right now corporal larry johnson from prince george's county police picks up the story from there. let's roll it. >> the officer then deployed his taser which took no effect on the suspect, with the suspect pulling the prongs from his body. at that point the suspect reached int

happened around 10:30 this morning at the it's a family affair daycare on garrett morgan boulevard in landover. 26-year-old michael tyrone young walked in with a bat and asked to use a phone. a security guard tried to take the bat, but police say young started to hit him with it. young took an employee's car and fled. he was later arrested. the security guard needed surgery for broken bones in his face. luckily no children were involved in the attack. >>> tonight is the night redskins fans have waited months to get here, the first round of the nfl draft. it starts in less than an hour. the redskins have the no. 2 pick and they're expected to take baylor's heisman trophy winning quarterback robert griffin, iii. we have team coverage following the big day for burgundy and gold. kristen berset is at redskins park, but we start with derek mcginty just outside radio music hall. >> reporter: just call him rg3. everybody else does or call him the future perhaps. the redskins are hoping that's exactly what he will be when in about an hour they make him their first second no. 2 pick in the draft since

out over the scene in the 81 block of sheriff's road in landover, the officer spotted three suspicious. when he got out of the cruiser to speak with them, they ran out. the officer caught up with one of the suspects and fired a taser to try to stop him. the man pulled the taser out, reached for his gun and that forced the officer to open fire first and kill the suspect. no word if the other two men at the scene have been located. >>> new tonight, out smarting cell phone thieves. the cell phone industry tomorrow will announce a new nationwidedatabase preventing the use of stolen smart phones. according to usa today, last year, 38% of the robberies in washington, d.c., involved smart phones. that database will prevent stolen smart phones from being used. it's scheduled to be up and running within the next 18 months. >>> so far tonight, wildfires burned more than 1,100 acres across the george washington georgia national forest. they believe somebody started the fire from either a cigarette or other burning outside. today's high winds made it tough for crews to contain the blaze. fire offi

if you are continuing from college park and greenbelt, lanes are open continuing around towards landover problem spots to report right now as you continue on to the outer loop from college park towards bethesda. southbound 270 still an easy drive coming in out of hyattstown past the truck scales. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. raffic. . >> thank you. >>> the ride-on bus passengers in montgomery county, maryland can now get real time information about when the next bus is going to arrive. all you have to do is register to access info in english or spanish via your smart phone or the internet. >>> it appears virginia will finally have a budget but at a cost some say is too high. the saturday senate yesterday passed and $85 billion spending bill. it does not include $300 million for the dulles rail project the decembers have been fighting for. it was a democrat from northern virginia who changed his mind and decided to go with republicans in the vote. he tells the "washington post" the implications of not having a budget would be too damaging. the plan now goes to governor mcd

continuing on route 50 inside the beltway, this is a live look at landover road.re volume making your way westbound heading into the city. in fact, connecting to new york avenue, not seeing any issues to report at this time. nice and clear in the d.c. area. now back to you both. >> thank you, danella. >>> it's now 4:54. a metro rider broke his arm chasing after a teenager who tried to steal his ipad. >> this morning we're getting a look at the video that shows the virginia man running after the robber. this happened last friday on the blue line. 50-year-old daniel wenger said a man reached from behind him, grabbed his ipad, and jumped off the train at reagan national airport. >> doors closed on the metro train. the guy never left. he stayed right there in front of me. but on the outside of the door. >> he took off after the robber, breaking his arm when it was caught in a metro door. it's tough to see, but from the video, you can see the two men running on and off the train. stoddard eventually jumped to the opposite platform. that's when -- another passenger grab

the prince george's county police officer who shot and killed a man during a struggle monday in landover. officer terrence garrett is now on routine administrative leave. he says he tried to subdue michael bailey with a taser but bailey wasn't affected. investigators say bailey then pulled a gun and garrett shot him. >>> an ice cream vendor in maryland busted for selling pot out of his truck. alexander charles hoskins sold ice cream and marijuana in never neighborhoods. investigators say he told the marijuana to kids mostly in their late teens and young adults. >>> the lawyers representing george zimmerman have quit. the former legal team says they have lost all contact with zimmerman and are concerned for his well-being. in a press conference yesterday, they portrayed zimmerman, who shot and killed the unarmed black teen, as erratic and described his mental state as shaky. they did say they still believe the shooting was justified and that zimmerman was acting in self-defense. >>> to politics now, rick santorum telling supporters the campaign is over but the fight is not. the social con

sky 9 was over the scene on sheriff road in landover. the officer spotted three suspicious men when he got out of his cruiser to speak with them. the three ran off so the officer caught up with one of the suspects on fight. then fired the taser, tried to stop him. police say the man pulled the taser barb out and reached for his gun. that forced the officer to open fire first and kill the suspect. no word on whether or not the two men at the scene have been located since that time. >>> police in clinton, maryland are considering charging a 20- year-old man with not properly securing a loaded gun. this comes after a day after 56- year-old boy found that gun inside a backpack and then shot and killed himself by accident. police say the child was playing inside the family home around 3:00 yesterday afternoon when the gun went off. the child was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. the 20-year-old was a family friend who was just staying at the home. >>> the special prosecutor looking into the shooting death of an unarmed flori

landover road, the left side blocked by the roadwork there. volume's light. no big delays, use caution as you're approaching. to the outer loop between i-95 and new hampshire avenue, left side also blocked by roadwork there. and if you're taking the inner loop or outer loop of the beltway, in between university boulevard and colesville road, you'll see the right side blocked by roadwork. again, just stick to the left. you see volume's light. you're going to make your way past each work zone easily. now back to you all. >> all right. thank you, danella. >>> we are following a developing story out of california this morning. there are low ties to the man accused of opening fire at a korean christian college in oakland. we have more live from the newsroom on that. melissa, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, police have 43-year-old one go in custody. they say he opened fire on students at oikos university. he lived in springfield and hayes, virginia, before moving to oakland a few years ago. go's brother, in the military, was killed in a car crash in virgin

. >> reporter: now, the suspect has been identified as 18-year-old kayvon stoddard of landover. he has been arrested and charged with grand larceny. as for mr. wenger, he says that it was adrenaline that made him run after the suspect like that. he doesn't think he'd do it again. and he wants to dispel notions that because he worked at the pentagon people were saying, well, maybe he has some sensitive government information on there. he said no, it was sensitive personal information, equally as important to him. live at reagan national, derrick ward. back to you. >>> human remains found two years apart in fairfax county belonged to a pair of brothers. the dna matches manuel mireiles garcia and jesus mireiles garcia. they were reported missing from prince william county two years ago. detectives say their bodies were found within a mile of each other. the first discovery was made in july of 2010, the other about a year later. nobody has been arrested. >>> a man allegedly stole a police cruiser and led troopers on a wild chase through northern virginia today. a state trooper and a